Literal question
D1. Floor Area of this Housing Unit
What is the estimated floor area of this housing unit ?
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01 less then 10 square meters / less then 108 square feet
02 10-19 square meters / 108-209 square feet
03 20-29 square meters / 210-317 square feet
04 30-49 square meters / 318-532 square feet
05 50-69 square meters / 533-748 square feet
06 70-89 square meters / 749-963 square feet
07 90-119 square meters / 1964-1286 square feet
08 120-149 square meters / 1287-1609 square feet
09 150-199 square meters / 1610-2147 square feet
10 200 and over square meters / 2148 and over square feet
Interviewer instructions
Dl Floor Area of this Housing Unit
Density of occupancy in terms of floor area per person is a measure of the adequacy of housing. In line with the aim of housing policy to provide adequate housing space to a level consistent with the maintenance of health of the occupants, it is important in planning to adopt housing standards.
The data on floor area will provide planners information on the current status of the density of occupancy of existing housing units in the country.
Enter in the box the code applicable to the estimated floor area of the housing unit.
Square Meters / Square Feet
01 less than 10 / less than 108
02 10 - 19 / 108 - 209
03 20 - 29 / 210 - 317
04 30 - 49 / 318 - 532
05 50 - 69 / 533 - 748
06 70 - 89 / 749 - 963
07 90 - 119 / 964 - 1286
08 120 - 149 / 1287 - 1609
09 150 - 199 / 1610 - 2147
10 200 and over / 2148 and over
Floor area refers to the space enclosed by the exterior walls of the housing unit. In case of several floors, get the area of each floor in square meters or square feet and add together to get the total floor area of the housing unit.
There are many ways in approximating the total floor area. You may use any method which is more convenient to you. You may use a meter stick, visual approximation (using your eyes only) or your pace factor (see Appendix E) . In case the respondent does not know the floor area of the housing unit, you can approximate the floor area using any of the above mentioned methods. Familiarize yourself with the length of a meter so that you can do visual approximation.
An example of getting the estimate of floor area is shown in Illustration 7.3. In this illustration, it is assumed that the width and length of the floor spaces are already determined using one of the methods discussed above.
